# CPT 51701: Insertion of non-indwelling bladder catheter

Medicare CPT 51701 pays $45.43 in a non-facility setting and $22.04 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $40.52 in Arkansas to $54.30 in Alaska, a 34% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/51701-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Emergency Medicine

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $45.43 |
| National facility | $22.04 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $54.30 | $29.40 |
| District of Columbia | $51.33 | $23.79 |
| New York | $50.13 | $24.05 |
| California | $49.84 | $22.17 |
| New Jersey | $49.83 | $23.50 |
| Washington | $49.19 | $22.54 |
| Massachusetts | $48.83 | $22.56 |
| Connecticut | $48.30 | $23.12 |
| Hawaii | $48.10 | $21.52 |
| Florida | $47.73 | $24.27 |
| Maryland | $46.96 | $22.58 |
| Colorado | $46.82 | $21.94 |
| Illinois | $46.71 | $24.12 |
| Rhode Island | $46.37 | $22.21 |
| Oregon | $46.33 | $21.71 |
| New Hampshire | $46.23 | $21.89 |
| Puerto Rico | $45.68 | $22.05 |
| Virgin Islands | $45.68 | $22.05 |
| Montana | $45.42 | $22.04 |
| Pennsylvania | $45.19 | $22.29 |
| Nevada | $45.06 | $21.66 |
| Delaware | $44.95 | $21.85 |
| Texas | $44.94 | $21.92 |
| Wyoming | $44.82 | $21.44 |
| Michigan | $44.75 | $22.80 |
| Georgia | $44.68 | $22.38 |
| Minnesota | $44.55 | $20.50 |
| Virginia | $44.28 | $21.30 |
| Arizona | $44.26 | $21.60 |
| North Dakota | $44.04 | $20.66 |
| Vermont | $44.00 | $20.86 |
| South Dakota | $43.87 | $20.49 |
| New Mexico | $43.68 | $22.24 |
| Utah | $43.58 | $21.61 |
| Maine | $43.36 | $21.02 |
| Louisiana | $43.21 | $21.87 |
| Missouri | $43.19 | $21.73 |
| Ohio | $43.12 | $21.77 |
| South Carolina | $43.04 | $21.44 |
| West Virginia | $42.93 | $22.61 |
| North Carolina | $42.79 | $20.98 |
| Wisconsin | $42.69 | $20.29 |
| Indiana | $42.27 | $20.60 |
| Kentucky | $42.26 | $21.48 |
| Idaho | $42.06 | $20.55 |
| Oklahoma | $42.04 | $21.17 |
| Nebraska | $41.91 | $20.33 |
| Tennessee | $41.91 | $20.66 |
| Iowa | $41.74 | $20.35 |
| Kansas | $41.70 | $20.56 |
| Mississippi | $41.10 | $20.97 |
| Alabama | $41.07 | $20.61 |
| Arkansas | $40.52 | $20.44 |

## Related codes

- 50010: Renal exploration, not necessitating other specific procedures — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50010-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50060: Nephrolithotomy, removal of calculus — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50060-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50120: Pyelotomy, with exploration — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50120-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50200: Renal biopsy, percutaneous, needle — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50200-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50230: Nephrectomy, radical, transperitoneal or retroperitoneal — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50230-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50240: Nephrectomy, partial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50240-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50250: Cryosurgical ablation of renal mass, percutaneous — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50250-cpt-fee-schedule
- 50320: Donor nephrectomy, open, from living donor — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/50320-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 51701 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules